Hayes wins Olympic 100m hurdles in record time
Joanna Hayes blasted to a 12.37 seconds Olympic record in Athens as world champion Perdute Felicien crashed on the first hurdle, leaving Felicien in disbelief and Olena Krasovska silver and Melissa Morrison bronze. Russian protest fail. Hayes saluted fans and dedicated the run to teammate Gail Devers.
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Athens
Greece
Joanna Hayes
Perdute Felicien
Felicien
Irina Shevchenko
Russia
Hayes
Bulgaria
Yordanka Donkove
University of Illinois
Olena Krasovska
Ukraine
Melissa Morrison
United States
Gail Devers
Morrison
Russian Federation
Shevchenko
Gardner sweeps Greco Roman rounds in Athens bid
Rulon Gardner opened with a 3-0 win over Mindaugas Mirgaitis and followed with a tiebreaking decision against Sergei Mareyko before a 3-0 win over Marek Mikulski. Dennis Hall, Brad Vering, and Oscar Wood also faced early exits as Isinbayeva set pole vault records and El Guerrouj won the 1500. Heavily stacked Olympic competition included Kezo Kemboi, Koec, and others.
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Athens
Greece
Rulon Gardner
U.S
Lithuania
Mindaugas Mirgaitis
Sergei Mareyko
Bulgaria
Poland
Marek Mikulski
Dennis Hall
Plover
Wis
Petr Svehla
Czech Republic
Aleksey Vakulenko
Ukraine
Brad Vering
Howells
Neb
Gardner
U S sand volleyball gains gold as Walsh May claim title
The United States wins beach volleyball gold with Walsh and May dominating the final to extend their dominance. Adriana and Shelda take silver, Walsh spikes a final point, and May celebrates a risky embrace on the sand. Recovery and Olympic doubts linger for May after abdominal injuries earlier in the year.
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Shelda
Walsh
May
Athens
McPeak
California
Ly Sweet
Atlanta
Nancy Reno
Sydney
Cook
Kerri Pottharst
Sanderson
Pottharst
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Morocco
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Lagat
Rui Silva
Portugal
Roman Sebrle
Bryan Clay
Azusa
Calif
Dmitriy Karpov
Kazakhstan
Tonique Williams-Darling
Bahamas
Ana Guevara
Mexico
Natalya Antyukh
Ezekiel Kemboi
Brimin Kipruto
Paul Kipsiele Koech
Robert Fazekas
International Olympic Committee Executive Board
Manuela Zanchi
Italy
Australia
Erika Coimbra
Brazil
China
Peng Bo
Alexandre Despatie
Dmitri Sautin
Troy Dumais
Andre Ward
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